almostfamous
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Hi.
I've been trying a whole bunch of different formats while exporting my sequences, but I can't seem to find a way to get a large file AND maintain the same visual quality that I'm getting while viewing the sequences in FCP.
I'm also noticing a huge difference in visual representation when viewing in Quicktime VS Real Player.
Here are 3 ways I've tried exporting, and the results I've gotten:
(all the sequences are in black&white and are 16:9 anamorphic)
QuickTime Movie with Current Settings:
- playback in Quicktime is way too bright, and flat. No contrast in the greys. Comes out 4:3 instead of 16:9
- playback in RealPlayer looks better, but there is some aliasing / interlacing. Not sure if those are the correct terms, but when an object moves there is noise around the edges, especially the darker objects. Also playing back at 4:3
Using QuickTime Conversion:
Format; QuickTime Movie, H.264, Best Quality, Export Size = Current
- playback in Quick Time is flat, with really bad aliasing.
- playback in Real Player is great, except for really bad aliasing.
Using QuickTime Conversion:
Format; DIVX
- playback in Quicktime is a bit dark, but otherwise great.
- playback in Real Player is pretty much just like it looks in Final Cut (my best option so far, but small file size).
So, for some reason, the bigger the file, the worse the quality of the video... No idea why that is.
For now my client wants to put these on the web, so the smaller files are fine, but I want to give them a DVD with the highest quality files because they will eventually be using these for broadcast and/or dvd.
Dustin
I've been trying a whole bunch of different formats while exporting my sequences, but I can't seem to find a way to get a large file AND maintain the same visual quality that I'm getting while viewing the sequences in FCP.
I'm also noticing a huge difference in visual representation when viewing in Quicktime VS Real Player.
Here are 3 ways I've tried exporting, and the results I've gotten:
(all the sequences are in black&white and are 16:9 anamorphic)
QuickTime Movie with Current Settings:
- playback in Quicktime is way too bright, and flat. No contrast in the greys. Comes out 4:3 instead of 16:9
- playback in RealPlayer looks better, but there is some aliasing / interlacing. Not sure if those are the correct terms, but when an object moves there is noise around the edges, especially the darker objects. Also playing back at 4:3
Using QuickTime Conversion:
Format; QuickTime Movie, H.264, Best Quality, Export Size = Current
- playback in Quick Time is flat, with really bad aliasing.
- playback in Real Player is great, except for really bad aliasing.
Using QuickTime Conversion:
Format; DIVX
- playback in Quicktime is a bit dark, but otherwise great.
- playback in Real Player is pretty much just like it looks in Final Cut (my best option so far, but small file size).
So, for some reason, the bigger the file, the worse the quality of the video... No idea why that is.
For now my client wants to put these on the web, so the smaller files are fine, but I want to give them a DVD with the highest quality files because they will eventually be using these for broadcast and/or dvd.
Dustin
